Hat-covering.



L. HENSCHEL."

rm COVERING. APPLICATION FILED FFB. I4. 1918- Patented Feb. 4,1919.

LIPMAN HENSCHEL, OF NEW YORK, Iil'. Y.

' HAT-COVERING.

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Specification of 'Letters Patent.

Patented Fen. a, into.

Application filed February 14, 1918. Serial No. 217,222.

To all whom it may concern: I

e it, known that I, LIPMAN HENSCHEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the count of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Hat-Coverings. of which thefollowing is a specification.

' This invention relates to coverings for head-gear, and the principalobject of the same is-the provision of a \vater-proofed covering or hoodwhich is adapted to be appliedsnugly u-pon various types of-hats inorderto protect the'same against rains,

storms, or otherwise injurious conditions.

Another object of the invention is the provisipn of a water-proofedcovering or hood of this character "which is adapted, when not in serice. to be conveniently carried within the'hat, the pocket. or hand bag.

- wvhen needed, and which reconstructed so as to be convenientlyadjustable for appliwhich'can be quicl'lfv and readily applied cation.to-h ats differing in type and size.

lViththese and other objects in view, the

invention resides in the details of construction and in the arrangementand combina- -t1 on of parts hereinafter described 'and shown in theaccompanying drawings. forming apart of this specification. and inwhich:

, Figure 1 is a view in perspective, showing my covering applied to ahat.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with the hat in inverted posit-ion.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view, partly diagrammatic and partly insection.

- Fig. 1 is a fragmental view, showing how the parts are seamed togetheragainst the seepage of water, and to enable adjustment.

Fig. 5 is a fragmental sectional view, showing anothermethod of seamingthe. parts together while providing for similar adjustment.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental perspective view, illustrating a modified methodfor providing adjustment upon the underside of the brim.

With more particular reference to the accompanying drawings. thecharacter 10 is employed to denote a side-crown piece. which is seamedtogether at 11. and which. between its front and back regions. has itstop-crown portionspreferablv extended or expanded to provid grea lyircuvved confronting sidesas 12.85 best sho n in Fig. L To complete thetop of the covering. a crnwn'pieee 13 tion of the brim preferablyelongated, as shown, is seamed at 14 to the side-crown therea'round.

Seamed at 15 around the lower edge of the side-crown is the brim piece16, which is seamed together at 17, and which te'rmiof being drawn overbrims of different types and sizes. Around the underneath side of thelooped edge 18, as best indicated in Fig. 3, is attached an elasticelement 19, the

purpose of which is to hold the outer porpiece 16 drawn tightly upon theunderside of the hat brim, and which is designed as well to hold thecovering snugly upon the hat against accidental removal. Asillustratedin Fig. 6, instead of employing the elastic element 19, the seam 17 mayterminate short of the outer edge of the brim portion 16, which in this,form, is provided with an tion 20, theparts then being. detachably'secured together by a snapfastener as 21.

All of the foregoing constituent pieces are made of light, flexible,material, such as water-proofed silk, although other suitable materialmay be employed. To preclude seepage ofwater and to provide for relativeadjustment, all the pieces are preferably seamed together in overlappingposition. As'shown in Fig. 4c, the outer lapping part 22, after beingseamed by stitches as 23 to the inner lapping part 24, is bent.outwardly and itself over the stitches. In thus seaming to gether theside-crown l0 and brim 16, the edge of thebrim 16 comprises the innerlapping part 24, which extends upwardly, while the lower, edge of theside-crown 10 comprises the outer lapping part 22,.which is lapped uponitself over the stitches 23, this arrangement being adapted to preventthe seepage of water through the seam. In like manner, it will beobserved that the top edges of the side-crown piece 10 comprise theinner lapping portions, While the edges of the crown-piece 13 comprisethe outer over-lapping flap porlapped upon portions to provide a choiceof engagements therewith. Through these adjusting arrangements, thecovering may be made to fit snugly upon strav hats, soft hats, stiffhats and"'other types.

In Fig. 5, 1 illustrate the over-lapping portions 22 and 24 connectedtogether by cementing material 27, which not only serves to unite theparts against the seepage of Water, but which also reinforces andrenders -more rigid the overlapping connections. In employing thecemented scam, the parts may be made adjustable as before by using snapfasteners or other suitable se curing devices.

Havingv thus described my invention. what I claim is:

1. A covering or hood to protect hats from the elements, made ofwater-proofed material and comprising a side-crown element, a top-crownelement united with the upper edge thereof, a brim element united withthe lower edge thereof, and means combined with certain of the saidelements 2n? to provide for their adjustmentrelatively with respect toeach other.

2. A covering or hood to protect hat-s from the elements, made ofWater-proofed material and comprising a side-crown element. at top-crownelement seamed to the upper edge thereof, a brim element seamed t0 thelower edge thereof said seams being of the overlapping character/ andarranged with the outer lap ing portion of the material adjustably appedupon itself, and means combined with the outer portion of the brimelement to provide for the adjustment of the Same circumferentially.

3. A covering or hood to protect hats from the elements. made ofwater-proot'ed material and comprising a side-crown piece having itsends seamed together, a top-crown piece seamed to the upper edgethereof. a brim piece'seamedto' the lower edge of the side-crown pieceand having its ends seamed together the seams connecting the sideerownpiece with the top-crown piece and also with the brim piece bein of theoverlapping character and arrange with the outer apping portions of thematerial adjustably' lapped upon themselves, and fastening devicesprovided upon the confronting faces of the saidouter lapping portions toprovide means for effecting their relative connection. 4

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LIPMAN HENSCHEL.

